Story of a Girl (National Book Award Finalist)
Author | : Sara Zarr |
Publisher | : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2008-03-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780316029179 |
ISBN-13 | : 0316029173 |
Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Now a movie on Lifetime! I was thirteen when my dad caught me with Tommy Webber in the back of Tommy's Buick, parked next to the old Chart House down in Montara at eleven o'clock on a Tuesday night. Tommy was seventeen and the supposed friend of my brother, Darren. I didn't love him. I'm not sure I even liked him. In a moment, Deanna Lambert's teenage life is changed forever. Struggling to overcome the lasting repercussions and the stifling role of "school slut," Deanna longs to escape a life defined by her past. With subtle grace, complicated wisdom, and striking emotion, Story of a Girl reminds us of our human capacity for resilience, epiphany, and redemption.